Political Science Fiscal federalism| The effects of divided versus unified government on federal grant-in-aid spending UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME John Roos SchaalPamela MargueriteWhile several studies have questioned the integrity of public policies produced during periods of divided government, this analysis...
Thorson, Gregory and Tasina Nitzschke. 2000. Politics and Policy in the 103rd and 104th Congresses: Evaluating the Effects of Divided Government in the Postreform Era. Congress and the Presidency.Thorson, Gregory R. and Tasina Nitzsche. 2000. "Politics and Policy in the 103rd and 104th ...
Indeed, studies contend that divided government – where different parties control the executive and legislative branches of government – lead to policy deadlock while party volatility – characterized by frequent party splits, solo switches, mergers, dissolutions or the establishment of new parties ...
While several studies have questioned the integrity of public policies produced during periods of divided government, this analysis will examine the potentially positive effects of divided partisan control on distributive federal spending policies. It suggests that an increase in veto players through politic...
effectsofpolicychangeswouldbesmallandneutralonnet. nImpactonthe?scalde?cit:Thede?citwouldlikelybesomewhatlargerunder single-partycontrolthanunderdividedgovernment.Buttheprimaryde?cit (excludinginterestexpense)islikelytoremainstableorshrinkmodestlyinallcases,inpartbecauseitisalreadyunusuallylargeforaneconomyatfullemp...
policy and across sexes and age groups. In high-income countries, stronger tobacco control efforts are also associated with higher cessation ratios (that is, the ratio of former smokers divided by the number of ever-smokers (current and former smokers)) and decreases in cigarette consumption13,...
The equilibrium real rate of return rises in the temporary case, but changes little in the permanent one. Defense purchases are divided empirically into "permanent" and "temporary" components by considering the role of (temporary) wars. No temporary shifts in nondefense purchases were isolated. ...
And finally, the presence of many donors and large aid volumes in a country may also have unintended negative effects on governance. The many different projects with different implementation and reporting requirements distract the attention of government officers from their regular planning and ...
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First, we incorporate the central and local government structure into a standard E-DSGE model, where the local governments implement fiscal policies through the trade-off between pursuing economic growth and environmental governance. Second, in the utility function, we consider the negative impact of ...